But financials tumbled on investors’ profit-taking, with Shinhan Financial falling 1.25 percent to 43,300 won and KB Financial dropping 3.64 percent to 46,350 won. Mobile carriers ended lower as well. KT dropped 0.17 percent to 28,700 won and its rival LG U+ fell 3.21 percent to end at 15,100.

The secondary Kosdaq rose 4.73 points, or 0.65 percent, to end the session at 733.47. The tech heavy index was lifted by foreign buying of pharmaceutical shares and a 0.6-percent rise in the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Friday. The Korean won closed at 1,124.70 won against the dollar, up 0.8 won from Friday’s close.